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Today I have swatches and review of the NYX The Sex Bomb Shadow Palette. This is a nice little palette that comes with some great shadows. It has 6 eye shadows that you can either wear subtle or more dramatic depending how you use the shadows. See more photos and my review below!

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Primary Pack: Lip Tar All-Star Mini x 5 Set is
now available on sephora.com. The set contains 5 shades of Lip Tar
in NSFW, Traffic, Rx, Tarred, Feathered, and a #010 Precision Lip Brush
to create an endless amount of custom Lip Tar shades. Below is a
diagram of some of the color options you can create!

It's time to go RetroGlam with Rimmel London! There's no denying the huge impact the 60s had on fashion and beauty -
the decade that made Twiggy and Edie Sedgwick household names is still
leaving its mark on today's trends and styles. So, Rimmel
London has launched its new RetroGlam mascara, meant to evoke the iconic
lash look of the 60s. Find out more below!

Today I have a review of China Glaze Gelaze. I bought this purple shade called Spontaneous and the top coat. I'm love gel polish, but I do notice from other gel systems that there are so many different steps you have to do first in order to get a good gel mani. So when I saw that this one from China Glaze is only a few steps and your done, I thought it was too good to be true. Find out how my gel mani went and my thoughts below!

Essence Cosmetics wants to give you access to great products that will inspire you to
express who you are with style, confidence and fun. visit one of our
participating Walgreens locations near you to explore the new spring collection.

I have some new Sally Hansen polishes to show you from one of their newest Spring collections. These are from the Pastels on Point Collection and I bought three shades out of the 6 that are available. The 3 I have are: Take The Leap, Cur-Tan Call, and Don’t Be Leotardy. See more photos and swatches below!

Something bright and fun from the Urban Decay Summer collection. There are 10 pressed-pigment shadows in this palette and every shade in the Electric Pressed Pigment Palette features Urban Decay's Pigment Infusion System. A blend of ingredients that gives each shade its velvety texture, rich color, staying
power and blendability. Find out more below!

These are polishes from the Maybelline Spring Color Show The Nudes Collection. I picked up three shades: Bare Beige, Blushing Nude, and Lust For Buff. I love a good nude polish and these are great shades. I had a bit of confusion with one about the color, but I will talk about that a bit more below!

Today I have photos and review of the March Beauty Box 5. This month’s box is all about “Spring Cleaning”, taking care of your skin and stopping any bad habits. This actually reminded me that I need to go through all my makeup and throw out anything that is no good. Find out more on this Beauty Box 5 below!

Today I have photos and swatches of the newest nail lacquers from OCC. I bought these when I went to The Makeup Show LA and they are so gorgeous for Spring. OCC nail lacquers are some of my favorite nail polishes to use. See more below!

In spring 2014, Target will introduce an assortment of premium skincare featuring seven notable brands.
29 by Lydia Mondavi, Borghese, Laneige and MD Complete will be sold exclusively at Target alongside industry favorites
Vichy, La Roche-Posay and Own Skin Health – all for
under $55.

The brands will be available on Target.com beginning Feb. 17, 2014, and
will roll out to 749 Target stores in the U.S. beginning in March 2014
through May 2014.

Milani has came out with some new brow products, one being this pencil brow wax. A lot of times, my brows can be a bit crazy so a brow wax helps to keep them looking more neat. I use a more expensive brow wax and I’m pleased to see Milani coming out with an affordable option. See more of that I thought below!

Last weekend I attended Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim. This was my first year attending and I couldn't believe how many companies and opportunities to connect with them were. Natural Products Expo West continues to be the leading trade show in the natural, organic and healthy products industry. I wanted to find out more about natural beauty products and there was some great companies. See more photos below!

Yay for color pencils that you can use on your face! Seriously, how fun is it to use a color pencil on your lips or anywhere you want to draw on some color. OCC has came out with Cosmetic Colour Pencils that you can use on your eyes, lips, and body. There are 12 different shades available and I have swatches of three. More like two because you can’t see the clear, invisible liner. See more pictures below!

Today I have photos of a new NARS product, the Contour Blush in Paloma. There are two other shades in addition to this one that are available. Paloma looks like the best one that will work for me. Find out my thoughts of this contour blush below!

Today I have a few swatches of the newest OCC Lip Tars for Spring. Sometimes it’s nice to play around with bright colors on the lips. The great thing about Lip Tars is that is if the shade is not right, you can mix them to make your own unique shade. See more photos and swatches below!

This past weekend I was able to attend The Makeup Show LA and it was an amazing show as always. I saw old friends and met some new ones. I first went to the Blogger Preview and found out about James Vincent's (pictured above) makeup favorites from the show. Also at the Blogger Preview, we all got to take a look at the Spotlight Gallery which featured Kevin Aucoin and his work in the makeup industry. See more pictures from that below and what else the show had this year!

Today I have swatches and photos of some of the new Maybelline Dare To Go Nude Color Tattoo Eyeshadows. I have been on the hunt for these for a while and finally found them at CVS. The shades I bought are: Beige-ing Beauty, Nude Compliment, Pure Nude, and Sleek & Spice. See swatches and photos below!

I recently found a display of the new Wet N Wild nail polishes for Spring at Walgreens. These are limited edition and from The Style Award Goes To… Collection. I didn’t see the eyeshadow palettes (sadly) but these polishes were so pretty I bought two. I kind of wanting to go back and buy more since they were so opaque and worked great. See swatches of Candid Affair and Valet Tag below!